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Excellon corrects and responds to false allegations

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN

TORONTO, July 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or the "Company") wishes to advise its stakeholders that the recent allegations against
the Company by the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project,
regarding the Company's disclosure obligations are in all respects
baseless and founded on false information.

The Company has met and continues to meet all of its disclosure
obligations and is in compliance with applicable securities laws and
the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company also wishes to
ensure all shareholders that it continues to meet all of its
obligations under permits and agreements for La Platosa and that all
allegations to the contrary are false and misleading.

Mr. Peter Crossgrove, Excellon's Executive Chairman and CEO stated: "I understand the concern of our shareholders regarding what is
effectively a confrontation between competing unions for control over
the workforce at La Platosa. The unions along with local groups have
resorted to a deceptive campaign based on fabricated information and
false allegations, all of which is unfortunate for our stakeholders,
including our dedicated employees and the local communities. The
Company is pursuing all legal avenues to resolve these matters."

About ExcellonExcellon, a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas
States, Mexico, and Ontario and Quebec, Canada, is committed to
building value through production, expansion and discovery.
Excellon is Mexico's highest-grade silver producer; it produces silver,
lead and zinc from the high-grade manto Mineral Resource on its large,
100% owned Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the
Mexican CRD/silver belt. Excellon's focus is on expanding its operating
capacity and increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa where an
exploration program focused on diamond drilling and advanced
geophysical techniques is ongoing. The Platosa Property, not fully
explored, has several geological indicators of a large mineralized
system. The Miguel Auza Mill Operation in Zacatecas also has 41,000
hectares of underexplored land. Excellon also has ongoing gold
exploration programs on the DeSantis Project, located near Timmins,
Ontario and the Beschefer Project, located in northwestern Quebec.
Both these projects host gold mineralization and significant potential
for the discovery of more. Excellon will continue to use cash from
operations to fund its ongoing exploration activities.

On behalf of

EXCELLON RESOURCES INC.

Peter A. Crossgrove
Executive Chairman

The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this
Press Release, which has been prepared by management. This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act.
Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the
future results of operations, performance and achievements of the
Company, including potential property acquisitions, the timing,
content, cost and results of proposed work programs, the discovery and
delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, geological
interpretations, proposed production rates, potential mineral recovery
processes and rates, business and financing plans, business trends and
future operating revenues. Although the Company believes that such
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are
typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate,
intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those,
which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions
investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not
guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results
may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a
result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in
the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be
located, significant downward variations in the market price of any
minerals produced [particularly silver], the Company's inability to
obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for
its activities, to produce minerals from its properties successfully or
profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary
capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies. All
of the Company's public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the
technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral
properties, and particularly the November 22, 2011 NI 43-101-compliant
technical report prepared by Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. with respect
to the Platosa Property. This press release is not, and is not to be
construed in any way as, an offer to buy or sell securities in the
United States.